1
as in to break
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in to desecrate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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Recent Examples of violate
The complaint alleged that Perplexity has violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The company also alleged that its Constitutional rights and rights for due process were violated.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
Washington was violating its own Washington Consensus then.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
However, the California Republican Party claims that the Californian redistricting violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The company also alleged that its Constitutional rights and rights for due process were violated.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
Washington was violating its own Washington Consensus then.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
However, the California Republican Party claims that the Californian redistricting violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violate
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Prabowo has always denied the allegations that led to his dismissal from the military in 1998, the same year Indonesia broke free from Suharto’s authoritarian rule.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The film, which was produced by Sony, has reportedly become the most popular Netflix film ever, and continues to break streaming records, even for its original soundtrack.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the world of Monster, a person who takes lives and desecrates corpses might someday be capable of redemption.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s order also directs administration officials to terminate or revoke visas if foreign nationals are found to have desecrated the flag.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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Abernathy alleged that Simmons raped her in 1983, while Abrams claimed Simmons raped her a decade later in 1994.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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During their time together, Wuornos alleged that Mallory raped, beat and sodomized her, according to her testimony, and per the Associated Press.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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SFGate reports that the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has since dealt repeatedly with the fencing being breached.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Nov. 2025
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The 70-kilogram robots, capable of carrying up to 20 kilograms of supplies, were seen breaching obstacles and clearing a path for follow-on forces.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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So, automation can be used to destroy labor or workers’ power, but it can also be used in the opposite direction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Homes, businesses and synagogues were destroyed.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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An 88-year-old Seattle woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a man violently assaulted and robbed her, biting off her finger and stealing her jewelry, police say.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In video of the event shared on social media, several members of the audience could be seen physically assaulting one of the activists who lit a red flare.—
Philippe Cordier,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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There seemed to be an element of sadomasochistic play in their relationship, of withholding and succumbing, that contravenes the popular sense of an unremitting dominant-submissive dynamic.—
Daphne Merkin,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Kremlin denied Russia's tests of the Burevestnik missile at a nuclear facility contravened nuclear weapons testing regulations.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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What’s curious, then, is not Trump’s eagerness to degrade us, but his uncontrollable urge to defile himself and his office.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Friday’s incident isn’t the first time the church has been defiled by a member of the public in recent years.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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